2008 Gamba Osaka season

Gamba Osaka
2008 season
ManagerAkira Nishino
StadiumOsaka Expo '70 Stadium
J. League 18th
Emperor's CupChampions
J. League CupSemifinals
AFC Champions LeagueChampions
FIFA Club World Cup3rd
Pan-Pacific ChampionshipChampions
Suruga Bank ChampionshipRunners-up
Top goalscorerBaré (10)
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2008 Gamba Osaka season

Competitions

Competitions Position
J. League 1 8th / 18 clubs
Emperor's Cup Champions
J. League Cup Semifinals

Domestic results

J. League 1

Main article: 2008 J.League Division 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 FC Tokyo 34 16 7 11 50 46 +4 55
7 Urawa Red Diamonds 34 15 8 11 50 42 +8 53
8 Gamba Osaka 34 14 8 12 46 49 −3 50 Qualification for 2009 AFC Champions League Group stage[a]
9 Yokohama F. Marinos 34 13 9 12 43 32 +11 48
10 Vissel Kobe 34 12 11 11 39 38 +1 47
Updated to match(es) played on December 6, 2008. Source: J. League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as the winner of 2008 Emperor's Cup.
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Emperor's Cup

Main article: 2008 Emperor's Cup

Gamba Osaka received a bye to the fourth round as being part of the J.League Division 1.

16 November 2008 (2008-11-16) 4th Round Gamba Osaka 2–1 (a.e.t.) Ventforet Kofu Osaka
13:00 Yamaguchi 80'
Sasaki 104'		 Report Maranhão 1' Stadium: Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
Attendance: 3,694
26 November 2008 (2008-11-26) 5th Round Júbilo Iwata 1–3 Gamba Osaka Iwata
19:00 Nishi 1' Report Sasaki 15'
Yamaguchi 55'
Yamazaki 74'		 Stadium: Yamaha Stadium
Attendance: 2,648
25 December 2008 (2008-12-25) Quarter-finals Gamba Osaka 2–1 Nagoya Grampus Kobe
19:00 Lucas 13'
Nakazawa 22'		 Report Keita Sugimoto 70' Stadium: Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,955
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida
29 December 2008 (2008-12-29) Semi-finals Yokohama F. Marinos 0–1 (a.e.t.) Gamba Osaka Tokyo
15:00 Report Yamazaki 116' Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 19,843
1 January 2009 (2009-01-01) Final Gamba Osaka 1–0 (a.e.t.) Kashiwa Reysol Tokyo
14:00 Bando 116' Report Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 44,066
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

J. League Cup

Main article: 2008 J.League Cup

Gamba Osaka received a bye to the quarter-finals in order to avoid scheduling conflicts due to their participation in the AFC Champions League.

Quarter-finals
2 July 2008 (2008-07-02) 1st leg Gamba Osaka 1–0 Yokohama F. Marinos Kanazawa
18:59 Yamaguchi  48'
Hirai 78'		 Report Rôni  57' Stadium: Ishikawa Athletics Stadium
Attendance: 10,702
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama
6 August 2008 (2008-08-06) 2nd leg Yokohama F. Marinos 2–1
(2–2a agg.)		 Gamba Osaka Yokohama
19:00 Komiyama 32'
Lopes Tigrão 84'		 Report Shimohira  30'
Futagawa 34'		 Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
Attendance: 8.365
Referee: Akio Okutani
Semi-finals
3 September 2008 (2008-09-03) 1st leg Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Gamba Osaka Shizuoka
19:00 Edamura 54'
Iwashita  89'		 Report Futagawa 10'
Terada  43'
Nakazawa  44'
Kaji  81'
Yamaguchi  89'		 Stadium: Nihondaira Sports Stadium
Attendance: 8,013
Referee: Kenji Ogiya
7 September 2008 (2008-09-07) 2nd leg Gamba Osaka 2–3
(3–4 agg.)		 Shimizu S-Pulse Osaka
19:00 Rôni 11'  70'
Nakazawa  56'
Lucas  77' 79'		 Report Yamamoto 3'
Edamura 46', 55'  89'		 Stadium: Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
Attendance: 9,103
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

International results

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2008 AFC Champions League

FIFA Club World Cup

Main article: 2008 FIFA Club World Cup

Gamba Osaka qualified for this tournament after winning the AFC Champions League.

14 December 2008 (2008-12-14) Quarter-finals Adelaide United 0–1 Gamba Osaka Toyota, Japan
19:30 Ognenovski  21'
Cássio  33'
Reid  43'		 Report Endō 23'
Yasuda  36'
Kaji  41'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 38,141
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)
18 December 2008 (2008-12-18) Semi-finals Gamba Osaka 3–5 Manchester United Yokohama, Japan
19:30 Yamazaki 74'
Endō 85' (pen.)
Hashimoto 90+1'
Yamaguchi  90+3'		 Report Vidić 28'
Ronaldo 45+1'
Rooney 75', 79'  82'
Fletcher 78'		 Stadium: International Stadium
Attendance: 67,618
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
21 December 2008 (2008-12-21) Third place match Pachuca 0–1 Gamba Osaka Yokohama, Japan
16:30 Rodríguez  6'
Calero  15'
López  79'		 Report Yamazaki 29'  82'
Fujigaya  90+2'
Futagawa  90+3'		 Stadium: International Stadium
Attendance: 62,619
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)

Pan-Pacific Championship

Main article: 2008 Pan-Pacific Championship

Gamba Osaka qualified for this tournament as winners of the 2007 J.League Cup.

20 February 2008 (2008-02-20) Semifinals Gamba Osaka 1–0 Los Angeles Galaxy Honolulu, United States
18:00 UTC−10 Baré 3'
Mineiro  5'		 Report Stadium: Aloha Stadium
Attendance: 15,128
Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)
23 February 2008 (2008-02-23) Final Gamba Osaka 6–1 Houston Dynamo Honolulu, United States
20:30 UTC−10 Baré 14', 26', 60', 72'  59'
Lucas 64'
Yamazaki 78'		 Report Clark 11'
Davis  13'
Holden  47'		 Stadium: Aloha Stadium
Attendance: 23,087
Referee: Kevin Stott (United States)

Suruga Bank Championship

Main article: 2008 Suruga Bank Championship

Gamba Osaka qualified for this tournament as winners of the 2007 J.League Cup.

30 July 2008 (2008-07-30) Final Gamba Osaka 0–1 Arsenal de Sarandí Osaka, Japan
19:00 Nakazawa  87'
Kurata  87'		 Report Sava  19'
Casteglione 87'
Pellerano  89'
Díaz  90+5'		 Stadium: Nagai Stadium
Attendance: 19,278
Referee: Liang Zhao (China)

Player statistics

No. Pos. Player D.o.B. (Age) Height / Weight J. League 1 Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Naoki Matsuyo (1974-04-09)April 9, 1974 (aged 33) cm / kg 9 0
2 DF Sota Nakazawa (1982-10-26)October 26, 1982 (aged 25) cm / kg 30 3
3 DF Mineiro (1981-12-05)December 5, 1981 (aged 26) cm / kg 2 0
4 DF Hiroki Mizumoto (1985-09-12)September 12, 1985 (aged 22) cm / kg 7 0
5 DF Satoshi Yamaguchi (1978-04-17)April 17, 1978 (aged 29) cm / kg 34 5
6 DF Yohei Fukumoto (1987-04-12)April 12, 1987 (aged 20) cm / kg 5 0
7 MF Yasuhito Endō (1980-01-28)January 28, 1980 (aged 28) cm / kg 27 6
8 MF Shinichi Terada (1985-06-10)June 10, 1985 (aged 22) cm / kg 13 2
9 FW Lucas Severino (1979-01-03)January 3, 1979 (aged 29) cm / kg 31 8
10 MF Takahiro Futagawa (1980-06-27)June 27, 1980 (aged 27) cm / kg 29 1
11 FW Ryūji Bando (1979-08-02)August 2, 1979 (aged 28) cm / kg 15 1
13 DF Michihiro Yasuda (1987-12-20)December 20, 1987 (aged 20) cm / kg 26 0
14 FW Shoki Hirai (1987-12-04)December 4, 1987 (aged 20) cm / kg 8 0
16 MF Hayato Sasaki (1982-11-29)November 29, 1982 (aged 25) cm / kg 19 1
17 MF Tomokazu Myojin (1978-01-24)January 24, 1978 (aged 30) cm / kg 32 3
18 FW Baré (1982-01-18)January 18, 1982 (aged 26) cm / kg 18 10
18 FW Rôni (1977-04-28)April 28, 1977 (aged 30) cm / kg 9 2
19 DF Takumi Shimohira (1988-10-06)October 6, 1988 (aged 19) cm / kg 15 0
20 MF Shu Kurata (1988-11-26)November 26, 1988 (aged 19) cm / kg 13 0
21 DF Akira Kaji (1980-01-13)January 13, 1980 (aged 28) cm / kg 26 0
22 GK Yosuke Fujigaya (1981-02-13)February 13, 1981 (aged 27) cm / kg 28 0
23 MF Takuya Takei (1986-01-25)January 25, 1986 (aged 22) cm / kg 3 0
24 FW Kenta Hoshihara (1988-05-01)May 1, 1988 (aged 19) cm / kg 0 0
25 FW Hideya Okamoto (1987-05-18)May 18, 1987 (aged 20) cm / kg 3 0
26 GK Masaki Kinoshita (1989-06-22)June 22, 1989 (aged 18) cm / kg 0 0
27 MF Hideo Hashimoto (1979-05-21)May 21, 1979 (aged 28) cm / kg 34 0
28 DF Ryujiro Ueda (1988-01-29)January 29, 1988 (aged 20) cm / kg 0 0
29 GK Atsushi Kimura (1984-05-01)May 1, 1984 (aged 23) cm / kg 0 0
30 FW Masato Yamazaki (1981-12-04)December 4, 1981 (aged 26) cm / kg 30 4
31 MF Kodai Yasuda (1989-08-08)August 8, 1989 (aged 18) cm / kg 0 0

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